Ugrad Degree GPA or current cumulative Grad GPA?
(Senior Chimp, 28
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on 11/19/12 at 1:01pm
If you are applying for jobs and are currently in grad school, when they ask for your GPA is it okay to put your current grad school GPA instead of your undergrad degree GPA?
I'm considering going for an MSF in the evenings starting in spring but would like to apply to FT positions while doing so and wanted to know if this was okay to do in the future. My ugrad GPA was in engineering and Econ and was 3.02 at a non-target and I know I can do much better in grad school.
I would think so, its not
I would think so, its not like you are lying. If you have a current GPA in your most recent schooling, I would think you would put that.
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Yes, it's okay. And yes,
Yes, it's okay. And yes, everyone gets a higher GPA in grad school...
Just know, if an employer cares about GPA: A) they're aware that grad school GPAs are inflated B) your grad school GPA won't mean much until after you've had ~6 classes (e.g. two semesters worth).
You might be able to get around the ~6 classes thing by putting "Expected GPA upon graduation: #.##" or something like that. That's kind of cheesy though.
I'll do what I can to help ya'll. But, the game's out there, and it's play or get played.
Well GPA for the most part is
Well GPA for the most part is just used as a screening tool so I was hoping to get a high grad GPA to put on applications. By the time someone is asking me to explain it, I'm already in an interview, right?
pplstuff: Yes, it's okay. And
Yes, it's okay. And yes, everyone gets a higher GPA in grad school...
Just know, if an employer cares about GPA: A) they're aware that grad school GPAs are inflated B) your grad school GPA won't mean much until after you've had ~6 classes (e.g. two semesters worth).
You might be able to get around the ~6 classes thing by putting "Expected GPA upon graduation: #.##" or something like that. That's kind of cheesy though.
Is grad school really easier than an econ/finance undergrad degree? I thought that grades were inflated just because as you are older and have put more of a monetary investment into the degree, that one would naturally just try harder in grad school vs. undergrad.
Grades are inflated for a few
Grades are inflated for a few reasons. Here is a two part short answer:
A) 90+% of programs have a policy that a student can only receive X "C"s as a grad student. If you receive your X + 1 "C", you get thrown out. Professors know of their schools policy and curve grades so that 90+% of the students in a course get a "B-" or higher.
B) Because of the policies mentioned in part A. The university administration ENCOURAGES this behavior of professors because the university has an interest in their grad students getting good jobs. Universities publish their graduation & placement rates to attract new students. They don't want all their MBAs graduating with a 2.3 and then be unable to find work.
Imagine you're comparing two schools... all else equal... you're likely to pick the school with a higher grad/placement rate. Since a few schools have started this trend, most have followed. It's like being in a price war... when prices are equivalent, one can compete on differentiating other aspects of their product. But as soon as someone make the first price cut, the competitors must react. In the war of grad school, the "price has been cut" so to speak... and now the majority of schools do this.
This is common practice among PUBLIC institutions and FOR-PROFIT institutions. Also note, in public schools, their feeling is, "if you're accepted and pay your tuition, you deserve to pass."
This is why it's important to go into a TOP program. Who cares if you get a 2.0 from HYPS... the important part is that you got in!
I'll do what I can to help ya'll. But, the game's out there, and it's play or get played.